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Bert Weaver
Bert Weaver
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Reese Weaver
Born	January 13, 1932; Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 3, 2022 (aged 90)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Louisiana State University
Turned professional	1956
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T31: 1965
PGA Championship	T27: 1963
U.S. Open	CUT: 1962, 1971, 1972
The Open Championship	DNP

Herbert Reese Weaver (January 13, 1932 – May 3, 2022)^[1] was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

A native of Beaumont, Texas, Weaver played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University.^[2]

Weaver turned professional in 1956. He had second-place finishes at the 1961 Beaumont Open and the 1962 Carling Open before earning his first PGA Tour victory at the Jacksonville Open on March 21, 1965.^[2] The event was held at the Selva Marina Country club and was attended by 15,000 people.^[3] Weaver collected $8,500 for his efforts,^[2] and was the first male golfer from Beaumont to win a PGA Tour event. He was in the top 100 money winners upon retiring in 1968.

Weaver played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1982 to 1984. His best finishes were a pair of T-6 at the 1983 Marlboro Classic and the 1984 du Maurier Champions. In the late 1990s, Weaver worked as an official on the Senior PGA Tour.